Lesson 51 of 84 · Our Five Senses

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Soft and Rough Things (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #51

Our Five Senses.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Feel your pulse on your wrist. That is your heart pumping blood through your body!

Key Words

touch
soft

Materials Needed

cotton balls
cups
different scented items
textured objects
timer
ruler

Safety First

Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Have a grown-up read about Our Five Senses to you.

Step 2 — Do

Close your eyes and listen. How many different sounds can you hear?

Step 3 — Observe

Look closely! What do you see?

Step 4 — Record

Draw a picture of what you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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How many eyes do you have?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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